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1. adverb we didn't go home—we went to the park ~ au lieu de rentrer nous sommes allés au parc;
   let's take a taxi ~ prenons plutôt un taxi;
   I was going to phone but wrote ~ j'allais téléphoner mais finalement j'ai écrit;
   her son went ~ son fils y est allé à sa place.

2. instead of phrase ~ of sth/of doing au lieu de qch/de faire;
   use oil ~ of butter utilisez de l'huile à la place du beurre;
   ~ of sb à la place de qn.

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'instead' found in these entries:

English:

snack

French:

lieu - place - plutôt - remplacer

instead: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
instead	adv	(in place of)	au lieu de prép
I watched TV instead of doing my homework.
J'ai regardé la télé au lieu de faire mes devoirs.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
instead	adv	(in preference to)	plutôt adv
You offered me wine and soda, but I'll have water instead of those.
Tu m'as proposé du vin et du soda, mais je prendrai plutôt de l'eau.
instead	adv	(rather than)	plutôt adv
Actually, I think I'll have the big one instead.
En fait, je pense que je vais plutôt prendre le gros.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
instead of (in place of)		prep	au lieu de
instead of (in place of)		prep	à la place de
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